Di Matteo worries about Terry injury after Liverpool hold Chelsea
LONDON — Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo was fearing the worst after John Terry sustained a knee injury during the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.Terry had opened the scoring in the Premier League clash on Sunday but was carried off on a stretcher following an accidental collision with Luis Suarez, scorer of the second-half equaliser.The Chelsea skipper, returning from a four-match domestic ban for racial abuse, immediately signalled concern to his bench when he went down. He was due to have a scan on Monday to determine the nature of the injury."We have to wait until his MRI scan to understand the full extent," said Di Matteo. "There’s concern. We just got him back into the team after the ban."It was great seeing him out there. We hope it’s not a serious injury but we’ll see. When a player reacts like that, it’s a concern. He’s in pain now."Terry opened the scoring in the 20th minute when he powerfully headed home from Juan Mata’s corner."He started the game very good...
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